Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755977AbYLJHuQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:50:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754761AbYLJHuH (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:50:07 -0500 Received: from E23SMTP03.au.ibm.com ([202.81.18.172]:33135 "EHLO e23smtp03.au.ibm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754767AbYLJHuG (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:50:06 -0500 Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:16:11 +0530 From: Balbir Singh To: Daisuke Nishimura Cc: menage@google.com, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki , Daisuke Miyakawa , YAMAMOTO Takashi , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org Subject: Re: [RFC][RFT] memcg fix cgroup_mutex deadlock when cpuset reclaims memory Message-ID: <20081210074611.GA25467@balbir.in.ibm.com> Reply-To: balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com Mail-Followup-To: Daisuke Nishimura , menage@google.com, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki , Daisuke Miyakawa , YAMAMOTO Takashi , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org References: <20081210051947.GH7593@balbir.in.ibm.com> <20081210151948.9a83f70a.nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081210151948.9a83f70a.nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1713 Lines: 43 * Daisuke Nishimura [2008-12-10 15:19:48]: > On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:49:47 +0530, Balbir Singh wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Here is a proposed fix for the memory controller cgroup_mutex deadlock > > reported. It is lightly tested and reviewed. I need help with review > > and test. Is the reported deadlock reproducible after this patch? A > > careful review of the cpuset impact will also be highly appreciated. > > > > From: Balbir Singh > > > > cpuset_migrate_mm() holds cgroup_mutex throughout the duration of > > do_migrate_pages(). The issue with that is that > > > > 1. It can lead to deadlock with memcg, as do_migrate_pages() > > enters reclaim > > 2. It can lead to long latencies, preventing users from creating/ > > destroying other cgroups anywhere else > > > > The patch holds callback_mutex through the duration of cpuset_migrate_mm() and > > gives up cgroup_mutex while doing so. > > > I agree changing cpuset_migrate_mm not to hold cgroup_mutex to fix the dead lock > is one choice, and it looks good to me at the first impression. > > But I'm not sure it's good to change cpuset(other subsystem) code because of memcg. > > Anyway, I'll test this patch and report the result tomorrow. > (Sorry, I don't have enough time today.) Thanks for helping Daisuke-San! I'll look forward to your test result. I'll continue to pound my system meanwhile -- Balbir -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/